“Trump was the logical outcome of the Republican's irrational, racialized backlash to Obama that had utterly come to dominate the party's thinking.” ThinkingPartyTrumpRepublicanOutcomesLogicalIrrationalBacklash Author:Jonathan Chait
“The Republicans' response to Obama confused a lot of people. I really think there's been a measure of clarity at the end, with Trump's election, that was not present during the Obama presidency.” PeopleThinkingEndsTrumpRepublicanElectionResponseClarityConfusedPresidency Author:Jonathan Chait
“Trump is what Obama critics think Obama is: Someone who's focused on symbolism rather than substance.” ThinkingTrumpCriticsFocusedSubstanceSymbolism Author:Jonathan Chait
“American democracy faces a massive challenge. I don't think it is a certainty that we're headed toward Putin's Russia, as some commentariat does. But people need to mobilize and build up small-d democratic institutions to prepare against that eventuality.” PeopleThinkingNeedsDoeFacesChallengesDemocracyInstitutionsDemocraticRussiaCertaintyMassivePutinAmerican Democracy Author:Jonathan Chait
“I don't think the Democrats need a silver bullet.” ThinkingNeedsDemocratSilverBulletsSilver Bullets Author:Jonathan Chait
“It's absolutely true that people who believed Hillary Clinton would be a decent or even strong nominee need to think why that got that wrong. Laying the entire blame at the feet of Russia and the FBI is not sufficient. The biggest reason things went wrong were her own choices and her own weaknesses.” PeopleThinkingNeedsReasonWould BeChoicesStrongFeetWeaknessBlameClintonRussiaSufficientDecentFbi Author:Jonathan Chait
“It's possible that the clowning and the buffoonery and the entertainment are a bigger part of what's happening than we've allowed. And that Trump is primarily an entertainer who wants ratings, and an undisciplined speaker, and it will all be less than we think. It's something that we have to consider as a possibility; we don't know.” ThinkingKnowsWantPossibilityTrumpHappeningsBiggerEntertainmentSpeakersEntertainersRatingUndisciplinedClowning Author:Jonathan Chait
